Framework for buildings



Nov. 20, 1951 H. H. HERD 2,575,758

FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDINGS Filed March 1, 1948 2 Sl-IEETS-Sl-IEET 1 Harry H. Herd INVENTOR.

Nov. 20, 1951 H. H. HERD 2,575,758

FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDINGS Filed March 1, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 I r m f /j;/ j 22 AA A A A/ 1a l8 MW Harry H. Herd Patented Nov. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRAMEWORK FOR. BUILDINGS Harry H. Herd, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii Application March 1, 1948, Serial No. 12,307

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to novel and useful improvements in building construction.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved building by means of an improved structure which is utilized for various appurtenances contiguous to buildings such as the walls, floors, roofs, partitions, foundations or other elements.

Another object of this invention is to supply sheets of corrugated material having apexes on each corrugation, strips attached to the apexes for maintaining the corrugations in fixed position, and a plurality of sheets of material on the corrugations, rigidly secured thereto for forming finished walls, roofs, floors and the like.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simplified structure for buildings which is exceedingly strong.

A still further purpose of this invention is to provide a building structure which is easily made, preferably in prefabricated units for subsequent utility in domiciles, buildings and the like.

Ancillary objects and features of novelty will become apparent to those skilled in the art, in following the description of the preferred form of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1-is a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a building structure utilized in the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of 'a portion of the device for forming walls, floors, roofs, and other portions of buildings;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a detail of construction;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating details of construction, and;

Figure 5 is a sectional fragmentary view illustrating the detail of the floor construction.

This invention has been developed to provide a device for more efiicaciously forming buildings including domiciles and other types of building. It is one of the prime purposes of the present invention to provide an extremely durable and strong device which may be prefabricated in units and put together on the job rapidly and with a minimum cost.

Referring to Figure 1, a building generally indicated at ID is provided with a roof l2, fioor l4, wall It and ceiling partition iii. The specific structure for forming these appurtenances to buildings may be seen best in Figures 2 through 5, wherein thespecific structure forming the invention is illustrated. Referring to Figure 2, it will be seen that a plurality of sheets of corrugated material are formed. These sheets of corrugated material generally indicated at I8 are formed of a plurality of juxtaposed V-shaped elements 20 including apexes. Strips 22 are welded, brazed or otherwise thermo-chemically joined to the apexes of the V-shaped elements for maintaining them in the proper fixed position.

After forming the construction including the V-shaped juxtaposed elements, sheets of insulating material 24 may be applied to one surface thereof and maintained in place by any suitable means. These sheets of insulating material may be formed by applying any grade of wire wesh 26 by binding to the strips 22 or if desired, attaching directly to the apexes of the said V-shaped elements and then applying a coat of cement.

Secured to the saidsheet of material 24 is a finished sheet 28 of standard finishing material. Of course, on the exterior surface of the building construction simulated brick, stucco or other suitable finishing may be supplied, if it is found desirable.

It will be noted from an inspection of Figure 4 that a filler of heat insulating material 25 may be supplied in the corrugations, as desired. In the instance of the wall, roofs and ceilings, this filler may be insulation of conventional character. If insulation is undesired, it may be obviated.

In the floor construction (Figure 5), reinforcing rods or stay-rods 30 may be supplied between the corrugations and the filler may be a cementitious product 32 in order to form :a firm foundation.

In forming the upper portion of the wall [6, a trough or substantially channel-shaped cap 34 may extend longitudinally of the said wall for attachment to the roof, as is seen best in Figure 1. Of course, a header 36 which is conventional in nature may be supplied beneath the said cap 34 for strength of construction.

The wall construction l6 may be attached to the foundation by means of anchor bolts 40 which are seated in the concrete or other cementitious product 32 and which extend through angle members 42 forming terminal portions of said walls I6.

Insofar as the floor construction is concerned, the cementitious product may overlie the apexes of the V-shaped elements and finish as at 46 thereby forming an inexpenssive floor.

It is apparent that variations such as addition of elements, substitution of elements or rearrangement of elements may be made without cordingly, limitation is sought only in accordance with the scope of the following claims.

Having describedthe invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In a building construction, a wall comprising a plurality of vertically disposed V-shaped elements, means connected to said elements retaining said elements in side-by-side relationship, said means including a plurality of horizontally disposed strips fixed to the apeXes of said V-shaped elements, an angle member having one flange disposed at the bottom of said V-shape'd elements and having the lowernends. .of said V-shaped elements disposed thereon, said angle member constituting a means .ofrhlding sfastening elements for at least partially ifastening the wall in place, and sheets of covering material secured to the sides of said elements havingtsaid apexes.

lIihe combination of .claim 1 and .the space between saidv elements constituting ,pockets, a

filler material located in said pockets, and said one flange of said angle member constituting the bottom of said pockets.

HARRY H. HERD.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 944,592 Bonsall Dec. 28, 1909 2,309,389 Goodman Jan. 26, 1943 1234095819 .WVilson Oct. 22, 1946 2,416,096 .Jackson July 12', 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 37,183 Norway Apr. 16, 1923 133,379 Austria 1933 450,524 Great Britain s 1934 

